'Rest Your Best!': Pokemon Sleep Game Coming this Year

Pokémon has been a global hit since it was launched as a role-playing game in 1996 for Nintendo's Game Boy console. (AFP)

Pokemon's last major smartphone hit, "Pokemon Go", had fans on the move hunting the lovable characters, but its next release will focus on a more relaxing activity: sleep.

The Pokemon Company has revealed it will release "Pokemon Sleep" across most of the world in summer 2023, four years after it first announced plans for the game, AFP said.